Newtown goes hands-on for peace

Updated 10:52 pm, Friday, August 9, 2013

Joanne Tawfilis, of the United States National Commision for UNESCO, left, talks with Alex Scarpa, of Sandy Hook, as the Art Miles Mural Project visits Newtown Congregational Church, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. Newtown, Conn., residents are creating a mural that will hang in the United Nations building Sept. 21, the International Day of Peace. less

Joanne Tawfilis, of the United States National Commision for UNESCO, left, talks with Alex Scarpa, of Sandy Hook, as the Art Miles Mural Project visits Newtown Congregational Church, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. ... more

Julia Probey, of Newtown, works a mural as the Art Miles Mural Project visits Newtown Congregational Church, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. Newtown, Conn., residents are creating a mural that will hang in the United Nations building Sept. 21, the International Day of Peace. less

Julia Probey, of Newtown, works a mural as the Art Miles Mural Project visits Newtown Congregational Church, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. Newtown, Conn., residents are creating a mural that will hang in the United ... more

Audrey Benson, 12, of Newtown, shows off her painted hands as the Art Miles Mural Project visits Newtown Congregational Church, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. Newtown, Conn., residents are creating a mural that will hang in the United Nations building Sept. 21, the International Day of Peace. less

Audrey Benson, 12, of Newtown, shows off her painted hands as the Art Miles Mural Project visits Newtown Congregational Church, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. Newtown, Conn., residents are creating a mural that will ... more